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Re: [Chicken-users] trying to gracefully stop threads
From: |
Christian Kellermann |
Subject: |
Re: [Chicken-users] trying to gracefully stop threads |
Date: |
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:49:54 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
* Michael Greenly <address@hidden> [131207 20:23]:
> I've been trying to learn how threads work but have become a bit stumped by
> this example:
>
> https://gist.github.com/mgreenly/7847072#file-graceful-scm
>
> My assumption is that the thread would be started and recurs until done
> becomes false at which time that thread would exit cleanly and allow the
> join in the primary thread to continue.
>
> The 'done' flag only becomes false when INT is signaled and handled
>
> Instead I get a "Error: uncaught exception: #<condition:
> (join-timeout-exception)>".
>
> This implies to me that INT is killing the thread t1 and the primary thread
> raises the join-timeout becuase t1 no longer exists?
>
> My goal is just to signal t1 so it will stop and allow the primary thread
> to exit gracefully.
>
> Any chance anyone can point me in the right direction?
Thanks again, I have just submitted a patch to fix this issue to
chicken-hackers.
Kind regards,
Christian
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